Events

Upcoming Events

2019 Underhill Lecture: Dr. Kori Schake

Dr. Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General, International Institute for Strategic Studies; Author of Safe Passage: The Transition from British to American Hegemony (Harvard University Press 2017); contributing editor at The Atlantic and War on the Rocks. Dr. Schake has held policy positions across government, academia and think tanks, including working with both the military and civilian staffs of the Pentagon, in the White House at the National Security Council, and at the US State Department as Deputy Head of Policy Planning.

Reception to follow (location TBD).

Will Brexit Lead to the Break-Up of Britain and to the Independence of Scotland?

Allan Little, a prominent BBC journalist, will give a presentation about Brexit and its impact on the United Kingdom. In his talk, Little will focus on the history of the UK nation-state in a broader, European, perspective, and will reflect about its future after Brexit. He will pay special attention to to consequences Brexit may have for his native Scotland. The lecture will be followed by a reception.

This event is sponsored by the Institute for European Studies, the Anglo-American Studies Program, and the St. Andrews’ Society of San Francisco.